I'm tired of seeing "frag packs" at retailers

paddyob · #1 02-26-2014, 12:50 PM

It really sucks when you want to buy something but the retailer has made a crappy frag pack and won't sell it to you individually.

Online I saw coral packs but they DON'T sell single frags. And locally I see them too.

The nicest pieces in packs. I don't want a freaking picked by vendor frag pack. Just sell me what I want!!!!

Twice in the last month it was an issue. And is partial reason why I bought nothing. I'm not spending a $100 on corals the vendor chooses.

Sorry for the rant. But it's a crappy trend in my opinion.

riceboy · #2 02-26-2014, 01:40 PM

i agree, a better way of doing frag packs should be her are the available frags, choose one from this category, then one or 2 from this category, etc for a price of this or just do a multiple discount if you choose to by a bunch ie 5-10% off or what ever the vendors are comfortable with.

Magickiwi · #3 02-26-2014, 01:49 PM

They do the same thing in the gemstone trade. They will two a few of their best stones and bundle them together with a bunch of crappy ones. If you want the nice stones you have to pay top dollar for their crappy ones too.

I prefer buying individually myself and I can wait until I find just the piece I'm looking for.

paddyob · #4 02-26-2014, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Magickiwi

They do the same thing in the gemstone trade. They will two a few of their best stones and bundle them together with a bunch of crappy ones. If you want the nice stones you have to pay top dollar for their crappy ones too.

I prefer buying individually myself and I can wait until I find just the piece I'm looking for.

This is not gemstones. I could put five stones in my drawer and call it a day.

But I don't want to have to buy five corals when I want one or two.

Especially when they say they won't sell it to you cause there are no individual frags.

Ok. I keep money and spend it elsewhere. The competition. So does the vendor win by refusing to take a coral from his pack. Or did they just witness a customer leave with his money.

It's funny they prefer no sale over a happy customer that just walked out with a coral they desired.... And will probably return.

paddyob · #5 02-26-2014, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by riceboy

i agree, a better way of doing frag packs should be her are the available frags, choose one from this category, then one or 2 from this category, etc for a price of this or just do a multiple discount if you choose to by a bunch ie 5-10% off or what ever the vendors are comfortable with.

Agreed. Or they could sell you the one you want and substitute an alternate into the frag pack.

It can't be good for business if I leave with nothing.

jorjef · #6 02-26-2014, 02:15 PM

I'm can hear all the retailers muttering under their breath after reading this thread. You know they are in the exact same situation, well not EXACT but when they put in order to their suppliers. sure there will be the "gotta have" few corals that they can request but then need to fill out the order with "give me two frogspawn, three torches, five brains, 10 zoa colonies etc etc. and end up with some nice ones and the sub par corals that sit in their tanks for weeks. They are really in a tough situation trying to move the ugly betty's

Riceboys idea sounds interesting.

Reef Pilot · #7 02-26-2014, 02:27 PM

Haha,... reminds me of the cable companies with their "bundles". I only ever watch about 10% of the channels I get, but have to pay through the nose for all of them.

paddyob · #8 02-26-2014, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jorjef

I'm can hear all the retailers muttering under their breath after reading this thread. You know they are in the exact same situation, well not EXACT but when they put in order to their suppliers. sure there will be the "gotta have" few corals that they can request but then need to fill out the order with "give me two frogspawn, three torches, five brains, 10 zoa colonies etc etc. and end up with some nice ones and the sub par corals that sit in their tanks for weeks. They are really in a tough situation trying to move the ugly betty's

Riceboys idea sounds interesting.

Sure. But that's not my problem that they bought subpar corals. That's something they need to discuss with a supplier. I should not have to buy ugly corals to pad an owners pocket and cover their stock issues (if that's truly the case).

And the frag Packs I have seen do not have poor pieces. I would have bought any one of them, if I could have. But I don't want five.

The only ones as single were a joke... And another place had "no individual".

paddyob · #9 02-26-2014, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

Haha,... reminds me of the cable companies with their "bundles". I only ever watch about 10% of the channels I get, but have to pay through the nose for all of them.

Yup. We just got Netflix. Barely use the cable now. Dropped all packages but the absolute basic.

That's an example of taking money elsewhere.

Good one.

jorjef · #10 02-26-2014, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by paddyob

Sure. But that's not my problem that they bought subpar corals. That's something they need to discuss with a supplier. I should not have to buy ugly corals to pad an owners pocket and cover their stock issues (if that's truly the case).

And the frag Packs I have seen do not have poor pieces. I would have bought any one of them, if I could have. But I don't want five.

The only ones as single were a joke... And another place had "no individual".

I guess you're damned if you do or damned if you don't.